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incrimination

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Recent Examples of incrimination Ray is the broken heart of Dope Thief, and the series delivers an incrimination of the systems that failed him through his roller coaster of panic and despair. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025

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Noun

This followed days of accusations, recriminations and in-fighting among EU member states over an incident in which approximately 70,000 people crossed from Morocco to the small Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the North African coast.

— Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
Cardinal is trying to restart a program whose final months deteriorated into recriminations and accusations that remain far from resolved.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of recrimination

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The indictment also notes, as Sportico previously reported, Colvin’s extensive trail of civil litigation.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The government also failed to get a felony indictment against Sean Dunn, the man who threw a Subway sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent during a surge in immigration enforcement.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of indictment

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Just hours after Mark Ruffalo responded to Paramount‘s accusations of antisemitism, the CEO of the Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a statement to Deadline on the subject.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026
Attorney Mike Caspino told The Athletic last month that the accusations against Gold are false.

— Doug Haller, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of accusation

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The late Hayden Panettiere's fans are demanding a boycott of Neutrogena products, re-igniting a call that came after the actress made allegations the skin-care company wanted to fire her for speaking out about her postpartum depression.

— Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Supermicro has also been subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, with staff requesting documents related to customers, including the customer that was the subject of the allegations in the indictment.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of allegation

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He was previously charged with one count of engaging in prostitution, which was amended to the disorderly conduct charge as part of a plea deal.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
During roughly the same period, the area also added 1,000 hotel rooms, bringing the total to 8,100, and saw its visitor count double, to 10 million.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026

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Prosecutors said Hernandez piloted the boat into a swell and had accelerated the throttle to try to pass through it until the swell swamped the bow of the boat, capsizing it immediately, a complaint alleged.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Fourteen people were on board, including him — exceeding the vessel’s maximum capacity of 10 people — according to the complaint, which noted that Hernandez did not know the boat’s maximum capacity.

— Joe Kottke, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of complaint

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Despite Montagliani’s plea, Infantino arrived in the Dominican Republic, a Caribbean island, on Friday and met with local politicians and Jose Deschamps, head of the country’s football association.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Giampa, who was indicted in December 2023, ultimately accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to life in prison.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

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